Weather strip for doors and the like



Feb. 9, 1943. T. M. HEsTER WEATHERASTRIP FOR DOORS AND THE LIKE FiledSept. 25, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet l l Hf .m. M y u W n A Iton/ey Feb. 9,1943.- r M. HEsTER WEATHERSTRIP FOR DOORS THE LIKE Filegsept. 25, 1941 2sheets-sheet 2 f Inventor Attorney Patented Feb. 9, 1943 UNITED STATESPTET OFFICE WEATHER STRIP FOR DOORS AND THE LIKE 1 Claim.

My invention relates to improvements in weatherstrips for doors,windows, and other openings, the principal object in view being toprovide a device of this character which will positively prevent dust,snow, rain, and wind from seeping in around the edges of doors, orwindow sashes, and which is easy to apply, strong and durable,inexpensive to manufacture and install, and will not interfere withopening the' door or window as the case may be.

Other and subordinate objects are also comprehended by my invention, allof which, tgether with the precise nature of my improvement, will bereadily understood when the succeeding description and claim are readwith ref-- @rence to the drawings accompanying and forming part of thisspecification.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in front elevation illustrating a preferredembodiment of my invention,

Figure 2 is a view in vertical section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure1,

Figure 3 is ya fragmentary view in front elevation illustrating thehinge drawn to an enlarged scale,

Figure 4 is a view in section taken on the line 4--4 of Figure 3,

Figure 5 is a view in front elevation of a modied adaptation of myinvention,

Figure 6 is a view in vertical section taken on the line 6 6 of Figure 5and drawn to an enn larged scale, and

Figure 7 is a view in transverse section taken on the line 'I-l ofFigure 5 and drawn to an enlarged scale.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, and rst to Figures l, 2, 3 and 4,according to -a preierred purpose of my invention, top, bottom and sideweatherstrips I, 2 and 3, respectively, of

rectangular form in cross-section and having a felt covering 4 on allfour sides thereof are applied to the outer face of the usual swingingdoor 5 to extend along the top, bottom and side edges thereof,respectively, and t ush againslL the top, bottom and side members I and8 of the door frame 9. The strips I, 2, 3 may be of any desired size,transversely, and formed of Wood, metal, or any other suitable material.Preferably the side strips 3 extend from top to bottom of the door 5 andthe top and bottom strips I, 2 t lengthwise in between the side strips 3iiush against the same.

Each strip I, 2, 3 is secured to the door 5 by a plurality of hingeseach of which comprises a fixed plate I secured to the door 5 by screwsI I,

and a longer movable plate I2 curving from the pintle I3 of the hingeover the outer side of the strips I, 2, 3, as the case may be, to whichside it is secured flat at its outer end as by screws I4. A coil springI5 is suitably arranged around the pintle I3 of each of said hinges tourge the movable plate I2, and consequently the strip to which the plateis secured, against the outer face of the door 5 and the inner face ofthe door frame 9.

In Figures 5, 6 and 7 side strips I B and I'I have been shown applied toside edges of the upper and lower sashes I8, I9 of a window, a top strip20 along the upper edge of the upper sash I8, a bottom strip 2I alongthe lower edge of the lower sash I 9, and an intermediate strip 22 alongthe top of the lower sash I9, .all of said strips being 'similar tothose previously described with exceptions presently noted. The sidestrips I6 and I 1 are designed to bear against the sashes I8, I9, thestrips I6 against the inner edges of the usual parting strip 23, asshown for instance in Figure 7, and the strips II against the inneredges of the inner stop strip 24. The top vstrip 20 is vdesigned to tagainst the bottom edge of the parting strip 23 and t in between theside strips I8. 'I'he bottom strip 2| fits under' the side strips I'Ifor the lower sash I 9 and the intermediate strip 22 under the sidestrips I6 for the upper sash I 8, and overlaps the bottom of the uppersash.

The side strips I6 for the top sash I8 are se cured by hinges 25 to theinner trim 26 of the window to swing outwardly over said trim so as tobe out of interfering relation to the lower sash I9 and permit thelatter to be opened.

The top strip 20 issecured to the trim 26 by hinges 27 the bottom strip2I to the spool cap 28 by hinges 29, and the intermediate strip 22 tothe top of the lower sash I9 by hinges 3U. The side strips I'I for thelower sash I9 are secured thereto by hinges 3I and are therefore adaptedto be raised and lowered with said lower sash to- -gether with theintermediate strips 22.

All of the hinges 25, 21, 29, 3i), 3| are similar to the hingespreviously described with the exception that the movable plate, as shownat 32 in Figure 7, is right angular in the case of the hinges 25, 21 and3B to facilitate fitting around the inner edge of the window frame 26.Also in the case of the hinges 25 there are prefer ably three on eachside of the upper sash I8 vertically spaced apart and the intermediatehinge 25 on each side is provided on the movable plate 33 thereof with aforwardly extending post 34. A

strut rod 35 is secured at its ends to the movable plates 33 of theupper and lower hinges 25 on each side of the upper sash I8 and extendedthrough the outer end of the post 34 of the intermediate hinge. Thisarrangement tensions the movable plate 33 of the intermediate hinge 25and prevents outward buckling of the related strip I6 away from the sashI8. Hooks, as at 36 are proinI and right is reserved to such othermodifications as fall within the scope of the appended claim.

NV hat I claim is:

The combination with a frame forming a rectangular opening, and asimilarly shaped closure member fitting in said opening of transverselysquare Weather strips covered with resilient material and extendingalong the top, bottom and side edges of said closure Within said framein flat engagement with one face of said closure and the inner face ofsaid frame, and means urging said strips into tight engagement with saidfaces and comprising hinges upon which said strips are swingable fromengagement with said faces to obviate interference of the strips withsaid closure during opening of the same.

THOMAS MONROE HESTER.

